#actus_reus__wrongdoing__misconduct activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing"
supertype: activity any specific activity or pursuit; "they avoided all recreational activity"
subtype: violation__trespass__encroachment__intrusion entry to another's property without right or permission
subtype: inroad an encroachment or intrusion; "they made inroads in the US market"
subtype: tort__civil_wrong__civilwrong any wrongdoing for which and action for damages may be brought
subtype: alienation_of_affection a tort based on willful and malicious interference with the marriage relation by a third party without justification or excuse
subtype: invasion_of_privacy the wrongful intrusion by individuals or the government into private affairs with which the public has no concern
subtype: trespass a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages
subtype: continuing_trespass trespass that is not transient or intermittent but continues as long as the offending object remains; "dumping his garbage on my land was a case of continuing trespass"
subtype: trespass_de_bonis_asportatis an action brought to recover damages from a person who has taken goods or property from its rightful owner
subtype: trespass_on_the_case an action brought to recover damages from a person whose actions have resulted indirectly in injury or loss; "a person struck by a log as it was thrown onto a road could maintain trespass against the thrower but one who was hurt by stumbling over it could maintain and action on the case"
subtype: trespass_quare_clausum_fregit the defendant unlawfully enters the land of the plaintiff
subtype: trespass_viet_armis trespass with force and arms resulting in injury to another's person or property
subtype: malversation misconduct in public office
subtype: misbehavior__misbehaviour__misdeed improper or wicked or immoral behavior
subtype: juvenile_delinquency__delinquency an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor
subtype: mischief-making__mischief__mischievousness__deviltry__devilry__rascality__roguery__roguishnes reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
subtype: hell__blaze noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes"
subtype: vandalism__hooliganism__malicious_mischief__maliciousmischief willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others
subtype: ruffianism violent lawless behavior
subtype: indecorum__familiarity__impropriety__liberty an act of undue intimacy
subtype: abnormality__irregularity behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality
subtype: deviance__deviation deviate behavior
subtype: impropriety__indecency an indecent or improper act
subtype: obscenity an obscene act
subtype: peccadillo__indiscretion a petty misdeed
subtype: infantilism infantile behavior in mature persons
subtype: misfeasance doing a proper act in a wrongful or injurious manner
subtype: malfeasance__malpractice a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct; "he charged them with electoral malpractices"
subtype: malpractice professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage; "the widow sued his surgeon for malpractice"
subtype: perversion the action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use); "it was a perversion of justice"
subtype: legal_injury__legalinjury__wrong__damage a legal injury is any damage resulting from a violation of a legal right
subtype: injury an act that injures someone
subtype: disservice__ill_service__illservice__ill_turn__illturn an act intended to help that turns out badly; "he did them a disservice"
subtype: spoiling__spoil__spoilage the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her spoiling my dress was deliberate"
subtype: injustice__unfairness__iniquity an unjust act
subtype: infliction an act causing pain or damage
subtype: transgression__evildoing the act of transgressing; evil behavior; going beyond allowable limits
subtype: evil.transgression__immorality__wickedness__iniquity morally objectionable behavior
subtype: deviltry__devilry wicked and cruel behavior
subtype: foul_play unfair or treacherous behavior (especially involving violence)
subtype: irreverence.evil__violation a disrespectful act
subtype: profanation__desecration__blasphemy__sacrilege blasphemous behavior
subtype: villainy a treacherous or vicious act
subtype: turpitude__depravity a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice: "the various turpitudes of modern society"
subtype: vice a specific form of evildoing; "vice offends the moral standards of the community"
subtype: gambling__gaming__play the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table"
subtype: sporting_life active interest in gambling on sports events
subtype: bet__wager the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet"
subtype: daily_double__dailydouble a single bet on two horse races in the same day
subtype: exacta__perfecta a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order
subtype: parimutuel betting where winners share the total amount wagered
subtype: place_bet__placebet a bet that a horse will finish a race no worse than second
subtype: superfecta a bet that you can pick the first four finishers in a race in the right order
subtype: game_of_chance__gambling_game a game that involves gambling
subtype: fantan a Chinese gambling game; a random number of counters are placed under a bowl and you gamble on how many will be left (0 or 1 or 2 or 3) modulo 4
subtype: lottery.game_of_chance__drawing players buy chances and prizes are distributed according to the drawing of lots
subtype: tombola (British) a lottery in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum
subtype: numbers_pool__numberspool__numbers_game__numbersgame__numbers_racket__numbersracket__numbers__number an illegal daily lottery
subtype: raffle a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money
subtype: sweepstake__sweepstakes__sweepstake a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants
subtype: crap_shooting__craps__crap__crap_game a gambling game using two dice
subtype: roulette a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in
subtype: banking_game__bankinggame any gambling game in which bets are laid against the gambling house or the dealer
subtype: unlicensed_gambling unlicensed gambling is illegal in most jurisdictions
subtype: throw.gambling the throwing of an object in order to determine an outcome randomly; "he risked his fortune on a throw of the dice"
subtype: cast__roll the act of throwing dice
subtype: natural (in craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake
subtype: flip.throw__toss the act of flipping a coin
subtype: intemperateness__intemperatenes__self-indulgence immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites
subtype: profligacy__dissipation__dissolution__licentiousness dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
subtype: jag a bout of drinking or drug taking
subtype: intemperance.vice__intemperateness__intemperatenes consumption of alcoholic drinks
subtype: drinking__drink__boozing__drunkenness__drunkennes the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall"
subtype: drinking_bout a long period of drinking
subtype: sinning__sin an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
subtype: fall a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity; "a fall from virtue"
subtype: actual_sin a sin committed of your own free will (as contrasted with original sin)
subtype: original_sin a sin inherited by all descendants of Adam; "Adam and Even committed the original sin when they ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden"
subtype: mortal_sin__deadly_sin an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace; theologians list 7 mortal sins
subtype: superbia__pride unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)
subtype: invidia__envy spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)
subtype: avarice__greed__covetousness__rapacity__avaritia reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
subtype: laziness__sloth__acedia apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
subtype: anger__wrath__ire belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
subtype: overeating__gluttony__gula eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)
subtype: lust__luxuria self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins)
subtype: venial_sin a pardonable sin regarded as entailing only a partial loss of grace
subtype: terrorization__terrorisation an act of terrorism
subtype: law-breaking__lawbreaking__crime an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"
subtype: capital_offense__capitaloffense a crime so serious that capital punishment is considered appropriate
subtype: felony a serious crime
subtype: capture.felony__seizure the act of taking of a person by force
subtype: abduction.capture the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife
subtype: kidnapping__snatch (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
subtype: racketeering engaging in a racket
subtype: bribery__graft the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
subtype: commercial_bribery bribery of a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into a transaction
subtype: larceny__thievery__thieving__stealing the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International"
subtype: breach_of_trust_with_fraudulent_intent larceny after trust rather than after unlawful taking
subtype: embezzlement__peculation__defalcation__misapplication__misappropriation the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
subtype: raid an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
subtype: plunderage a act of plundering (especially the embezzlement of goods on shipboard)
subtype: pilferage the act of stealing small amounts or small articles
subtype: shoplifting__shrinkage the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store; "shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting"
subtype: robbery larceny by threat of violence
subtype: armed_robbery__armedrobbery__heist__stickup robbery at gunpoint
subtype: caper.robbery__job a crime (especially a robbery); "the gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis"
subtype: dacoity__dakoity (in India and Burma) robbery by a gang of armed dacoits
subtype: heist__ripoff (slang) the act of stealing
subtype: highjacking__hijacking robbery of a traveller or vehicle by force
subtype: piracy__buccaneering robbery on the high seas; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it
subtype: rolling the act of robbing a helpless person; "he was charged with rolling drunks in the park"
subtype: grand_larceny__grandlarceny larceny of property having a value greater than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
subtype: petit_larceny__petitlarceny__petty_larceny__pettylarceny larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
subtype: skimming.larceny failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it
subtype: rustling the stealing of cattle
subtype: extortion the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)
subtype: blackmail extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information
subtype: protection.extortion__tribute payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection"
subtype: shakedown (slang) extortion of money (as by blackmail)
subtype: burglary entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property
subtype: housebreaking__break-in__breakin__breaking_and_entering trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent
subtype: forgery criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud
subtype: fraud intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
subtype: mail_fraud use of the mails to defraud someone
subtype: election_fraud misrepresentation or alteration of the true results of an election
subtype: constructive_fraud__legal_fraud__legalfraud comprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving breach of equitable or legal duty or trust or confidence
subtype: fraud_in_law fraud that is presumed from the circumstances although the one who commits it need not have had any evil intent
subtype: extrinsic_fraud__extrinsicfraud__collateral_fraud fraud that prevents a party from knowing their rights or from having a fair opportunity of presenting them at trial
subtype: fraud_in_fact__positive_fraud actual deceit; concealing something or making a false representation with an evil intent to cause injury to another
subtype: fraud_in_the_factum fraud that arises from a disparity between the instrument intended to be executed and the instrument actually executed; e.g., leading someone to sign the wrong contract
subtype: fraud_in_the_inducement fraud which intentionally causes a person to execute and instrument or make an agreement or render a judgment; e.g., misleading someone about the true facts
subtype: intrinsic_fraud__intrinsicfraud fraud (as by use of forged documents or false claims or perjury) that misleads a court or jury and induces a finding for the one perpetrating the fraud
subtype: swindle__cheat the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme: "that book is a fraud"
subtype: scam__cozenage a fraudulent business scheme
subtype: bunco_game__buncogame__bunco__bunko__bunko_game__bunkogame__confidence_trick__confidence_game__con_game__congame__gyp__hustle__sting__flimflam a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
subtype: holdout the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later
subtype: swiz British
subtype: shell_game__shellgame__thimblerig a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under
subtype: hijack__highjack seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination
subtype: mayhem the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person
subtype: misdemeanor__misdemeanour__infraction__offence__offense__violation__infringement a crime less serious than a felony
subtype: disorderly_conduct__disorderly_behavior__disturbance_of_the_peace__breach_of_the_peace any act of molesting or interrupting or hindering or disquieting or agitating or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled
subtype: false_pretense__falsepretense__false_pretence__falsepretence (law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation
subtype: indecent_exposure__public_nudity vulgar and offensive nakedness in a public place
subtype: perjury__bearing_false_witness__bearingfalsewitnes__lyingunderoath criminal offense of making false statements under oath
subtype: sedition an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government
subtype: perpetration__commission__committal the act of committing a crime
subtype: rape__violation__assault__ravishment__sexual_assault the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
subtype: date_rape rape in which the rapist is known to the victim (as when they are on a date together)
subtype: statutory_rape__statutoryrape__carnal_abuse sexual intercourse with a girl who has not reached the age of consent (even if both parties participate willingly)
subtype: attempt__attack the act of attacking; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life"
subtype: assault.attempt a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
subtype: aggravated_assault a reckless attack with intent to injure seriously (as with a deadly weapon)
subtype: battery an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
subtype: resisting_arrest__resistingarrest physical efforts to oppose a lawful arrest; the resistance is classified as assault and battery upon the person of the police officer attempting to make the arrest
subtype: mugging assault with intent to rob
subtype: statutory_offense__statutoryoffense__statutory_offence__statutoryoffence__regulatory_offense__regulatory_offence crimes created by statutes and not by common law
subtype: bigamy the offense of having two or more wives or husbands living at the same time
subtype: thuggery violent or brutal acts as of thugs
subtype: high_treason__treason__lese_majesty a crime that undermines the offender's government
subtype: vice_crime a vice that is illegal
subtype: unlicensed_gambling unlicensed gambling is illegal in most jurisdictions
subtype: prostitution__harlotry__whoredom offering sexual intercourse for pay
subtype: victimless_crime an act that is legally a crime but that seem to have no victims; "he considers prostitution to be a victimless crime"
subtype: war_crime__warcrime a crime committed in wartime; violation of rules of war
subtype: crime an evil act not necessarily punishable by law; "crimes of the heart"
subtype: inside_job some transgression committed with the assistance of someone trusted by the victim; "the police decided that the crime was an inside job"
subtype: knavery__dishonesty lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
subtype: treachery__betrayal__treason__perfidy an act of deliberate betrayal
subtype: double_cross__double-crossing an act of betrayal; "he gave us the old double cross"; "I could no longer tolerate his impudent double-crossing"
subtype: sellout an act of betrayal
subtype: charlatanism__quackery the dishonesty of a charlatan
subtype: trick an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent; "that offer was a dirty trick"
subtype: falsification__misrepresentation__falsehood a willful act of falsifying
subtype: frame-up__frameup__setup an act that incriminates someone on a false charge
subtype: overrefinement__distortion__straining__torture the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
subtype: tergiversation__equivocation falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
subtype: lying__prevarication__fabrication the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
subtype: fibbing__paltering a trivial act of lying or being deliberately unclear
subtype: deception__deceit__dissembling__dissimulation the act of deceiving
subtype: fakery the act of faking (or the product of faking)
subtype: indirection.deception deceitful action that is not straightforward; "he could see through the indirections of diplomats"
subtype: chicanery__trickery__guile__wile__shenanigan the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
subtype: fraudulence__fraud__dupery__hoax__humbug__put-on__puton something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
subtype: goldbrick anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless
subtype: jugglery.chicanery artful trickery designed to achieve an end; "the senator's tax program was mere jugglery"
subtype: double-dealing__duplicity acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another
subtype: cheat__cheating a deception for profit to yourself
subtype: gerrymander an act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage)
subtype: head_game__delusion__illusion the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
subtype: pretending__pretense__pretence__simulation__feigning the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"
subtype: appearance.pretending__show pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression; "they try to keep up appearances"; "that ceremony is just for show"
subtype: make-believe the enactment of a pretense
subtype: affectation__mannerism__pose a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
subtype: attitude a theatrical pose created for effect; "the actor struck just the right attitude"
subtype: masquerade making a false outward show; "a beggar's masquerade of wealth"
subtype: imposture__impersonation pretending to be another person
subtype: obscurantism a deliberate act intended to make something obscure
subtype: four_flush__bluff the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards
subtype: forgery criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud
subtype: infringement__violation an act that disregards an agreement or a right; "he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment"
subtype: copyright_infringement__copyrightinfringement__infringement_of_copyright a violation of the rights secured by a copyright
subtype: plagiarization__plagiarism__plagiarisation__piracy the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
subtype: foul (sports) an act that violates of the rules of the sport
subtype: foul_ball (in baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it does not stay between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field
subtype: personal_foul (sports) a foul that involves unnecessarily rough contact (as in basketball or football)
subtype: patent_infringement violation of the rights secured by a patent
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